The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
BRse-Ball Notes.

The home nine is encouraged in base running
by the hope of getting the $40 offered by the d.
rectors for every successful run on stolen bases.
A series of six games will be played by the
Nashville and Memphis clubs for the champion
ship Of Tennessee. Three are to be played in
each city.
Hudson has not yet reported in St Louis. He
is engaged in winding up the estate of his father
who recently died. The estate is said to be
worth $50, 900.
The Indianapolis directors have sold two hun
dred season tickets If they dispose Of $50 more
they say they will have no fear of the financial
result of their investment
OF the men who have led the League in batting
since 1879 the New Yorks contain three. name
ly, Gore, Conner and ORourke, while Arson be-
longs to Chicago. Brouthers to Detroit, and
Kelly to Boston.
Manager Watkins, of the Detroits, recently
stated that he had refused an offer by the New
Yorks of ST. 400 for the release of Shindle Presi-
dent Day, of the New York club. however, de-
MES that he ever negotiated for the services Of
that player.
President Goehring, of the new College
League, is out in a card advertising for umpires.
This Is the first case Of the kind on record. Sew
eral League and Association secretaries can fur
nish Mr.. Goehring with most plentiful supply
of applications that come unsolicited.
McGlone, late of the Washingtons, has been
engaged by the Rochester club. and will take
McKean's place. McGlone will play in his old
position at third base where he ranked third
last season in the official fielding averages, be:
sides having a record the best base runner in
the international League.
President Won der Abe, of the st. Louis
Browns. has notified the other clubs of the
American Association that he will play the Sun
day games scheduled in St Louis, No., regard
less of the Sunday law recently passed. He is
of the opinion that the law does not and cannot
be made to apply to the ball field.
Nav Vorh Gilman. Tho ahour1;tv of tba oa,,
rule giving a batsman a base hit when he is sent
to first on balls was well exempiined in a game
played last week in ST. Louis. Simon, Of the
Syracuse Stars, was credited in the score with
doing the best batting, whereas he did nos touch
the ball. his four "base hits being all bases on
balls
At Savannah, in game with the Detroits.
Macarthur was hit for twenty hits, with total
Of twenty-eght He gave six men their bases
on balls and made nine wild pitches. making
rules, are not included in the error column and
he is credited in the score as having made no
errors in the game
The base-paths ON the new Philadelphia
grounds were trenched and filled in with broken
bricks. The ground is lowest at first base. and
the bricks act as a drain to the diamond, all the
water that reaches the base-path following its
course around to first base. where another line
of broken bricks conducts it to the sewer. The
diamond is sodded inside the bases.
Pitchers Ferguson and Casey signed with the
Philadelphia club April 2 and the team is now
complete Manager Wright intends to release
all Of his eight ne players, except perhaps Wey-
hing, and Is now negotiating for veteran pitch
err and catcher Buffinton and Cunning late of
the Boston club. Bufinton, however, does not
want to sign with the Philadelphia club, and
does not hesitate TO say So He is held by Boston
under the reserve rule.
| The captains Of the League and American
| club teams for 1887 are as follows: League
Chicago, Arson: Detroit. Hanlon; New York,
| Ward; Philadelphia. Irwin; Boston, Kelly;
Washington. Farrell; Pittsbufg. Brown; In
| dianapolis, Glasscock American Association
| ST Lons, Comiskey; Brooklyn, Swartwood;
Louisville. Hecker; Cincinnati Fennelly;
Athletic. Stovey; Metropolitan, Orr; Baltimore,
| Greenwood; Cleveland, Snyder.